smoother and global travel less of a challenge. 11. One-world in the passage refers to A) a travel agency B) a union of airlines
C) a series of tourist attractions D) the title of a flight program
12. The One-world Explorer program is said to be most suitable for those who A) have been to the four corners of the earth B) travel around the world on business C) want to explore the eight airlines D) need support all along the way 13. The advantage of the alliance lies in A) its detailed travel information B) its unique booking system C) its longest business flights D) its global service network
14. We can learn from the last paragraph that One-world A) offers the lowest prices to its passengers B) keeps passengers better informed of its operations C) offers better services than any of its member airlines alone D) is intended to make round-the-world trips more challenging 15. The purpose of the advertisement is to A) promote a special flight program B) recommend long distance flights C) introduce different flights D) describe an airlines group
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It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.
Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas
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of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
16. By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________. A) university researchers know little about the commercial world B) there is little exchange between industry and academia C) few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university D) few university professors are willing to do industrial research
17. The word “deterrent” (Line 2, Para. 1) most probably refers to something that ________. A) keeps someone from taking action C) attracts people’s attention B) helps to move the traffic D) brings someone a financial burden
18. What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?
A) Flexible work hours. C) Her preference for the lifestyle on campus. B) Her research interests. D) Prospects of academic accomplishments. 19. Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________. A) do financially more rewarding work B) raise his status in the academic world C) enrich his experience in medical research D) exploit better intellectual opportunities
20. What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university? A) Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market. B) Develop its students’ potential in research.
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C) Help it to obtain financial support from industry. D) Gear its research towards practical applications.
V. Finding out the extra word. （每题1分，共5题，5%） Read the text below about a special kind of competition.
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In most of the lines 1-5 there is one extra word which does not fit. One or two lines, however, are correct.
If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.
If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
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1 The competition, which there is held every two years, is organized by the international 2 Training Organization. All U.K. competitors qualify for the team by getting through 3 a tough national competition. Their backgrounds are vary from arts to sciences, 4 and students to the self-employed. Since they do not know which skill area they 5 will be tested in, they must to train for everything before the start of the competition.
Answer Sheet (A)
Class________ Name __________ No.____________ Score________
I. Match the words from the text with their corresponding definitions. 10%
1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4.____ 5.____ 6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9.____ 10.____
II．Fill in the blanks using the appropriate word or phrases from the text. 15%
1_____________ 2. _____________ 3. ____________
4.______________ 5._____________ 6. ____________
7. ______________ 8. _____________ 9._____________
10._____________ 11. ____________ 12. ____________
13._____________ 14.____________ 15._____________
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III. Reading 40%
Passage one 1.___ 2.___ 3.___ 4.___ 5.__ _ Passage two 6.___ 7.___ 8.__ 9.___ 10. Passage three 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Passage four 16.__ _ 17.__ 18 ___ 19.___ 20.
IV. Cloze 30%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V. Finding out the extra word. 5%
1. _________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. ________ __ 5. ____ ____ 1
答案： 1 d 2 g 3 f 4 c 5 h 6 j 7 b 8 a 9 e 10 i 2 答案：
1 position 2 hierarchy 3 subordinate 4 authority 5 orders 6 delegate 7 decision 8 culture 9 market 10 broker 11 shares 12 performed 13 dividends 14 commission 15 shareholder 3 答案：
1-5 DADBC 6-10 DDBDC 11-15 DBDBD 16-20 CABDA 4 答案
1 apply for 2 am responsible 3 report to 4 collaborate with 5 been involved in 6 work on 7 succeeded in 8 result in 9 believe in 10benefit from 5
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Key:
1.THERE 2.CORRECT 3.ARE 4.CORRECT 5.TO (摘自BEC中级阅读全真试题)
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